Weldangrind's New Lifan GY5
 

I couldn't resist.

I bought Camwow's Lifan on Saturday, and it was a good decision. I was building the Roketa for Son of Weldangrind, but this Lifan has only 664km on it! It's very clean and straight, even though most of the plastic needs to be replaced. I've purchased most of the parts I need already, because they were intended for the Roketa. It should be on the road soon, and then I can focus on my TW. The Roketa might become a cafe...

I've already removed the tank shrouds and the front fender. One side cover has had some Frankenstein repair, and I'm going to try my hand at plastic-welding on it.

Here's what it looked like, shortly after I got it home.

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There seems to be an alarm under the seat, and I want it gone. Am I ok to simply unplug it, or is there more to be done? Here's what it looks like.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...psffc6a0d4.jpg

Also, the CDI under the seat is the same unit that the Roketa uses, but there is another device to the left of the seat that I don't recognize. What is this?

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps58d089c2.jpg

It has the weird anti-lock device on the front caliper. Can I just delete it and move the banjo bolt to the caliper?

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps5566ae6f.jpg

This made my day.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps869f98a9.jpg

You can do an ABS delete. The picture of the solenoid and what may be the beeping winker flasher.

Try unplugging that alarm stuff. The US bikes did not have them.

+1 on the 'ABS' delete.

The 'alarm' may be the annoying GY2 turn signal beeper?

Congratulations on the purchace.

Ron's GY is a steal.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps58d089c2.jpg

I see from left to right a rectifier, starter relay, and the one on the end is a turnsignal box if it only has two pins that actually connect to the wires going in to it. Its used as the end of the harness on lifans, A big plug with only two or three wires getting used.


If you need parts just let me know! I have loads of side panels and the two types of instrument cluster ;)

Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll test the signals, and see if the device beeps. I'll also just unplug the alarm stuff.

WA, I do need a left side panel. Can you remind me of which style you have with a pic?

Congratulations on your new acquisition, Weld! :tup:

+3 on the ABSectomy; excise the tumor. ;)

It is the same kind as you have! I have right and left if you want matching stickers ;) also have white back halfs. Are you just lokking for the back halfs or both sections?

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WA, I just need the back half. I intend to paint them anyway, so colour is unimportant.

Thanks to all who confirmed that I can dump the ABS.

That is good to know about the ABS delete, I just installed a new front caliper on my bike that has the ABS and I don't like it.

Got some more work done on the weekend. Deleted the silly ABS, worked on getting the Roketa carrying rack to fit the Lifan, laced an old Honda DID aluminum rim to the front, re-wired the speedo cluster, ignition and gear indicator from the Roketa to fit and dismantled the front forks.

There was a clunk in the left fork when the brake was applied, and all of the oil had leaked out. Son of Weldangrind and I took the fork apart, along with one of the rusted forks from the Roketa, and found that a bushing was missing from the Lifan fork. In the (blurry) pic below, look just below the seal, and you'll see a gold anodized section that is about 1/2" in height. There is supposed to be a bushing in there, so the telescoping portion rocked in the tube.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps30885885.jpg

We decided to just use one of the Roketa tubes, because aside from being corroded, it was complete and in good shape. Since the tube looked awful, I removed the anodized coating from both tubes with oven cleaner, and wiped them clean in about one minute. Son of Weldangrind then polished both tubes, but he decided that they need some colour. In the pic below, you can see the pair of tubes after I hit them with some primer, and a sample of a polished tube. There is a small section about 2" above my hand that is polished.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps1cad48c2.jpg

I don't have colour shots at this time, but I sprayed them with Duplicolor high heat red paint, and they look quite good. I'm really impressed with how that paint lays down, and we'll see how long it lasts once the forks are in use. I'll post more pics as work continues.

Nice work! :tup: Have you got a Roketa model DB-07, or model DB-07A?

DB-07A. My plan is to take the swingarm, monoshock and link, upside down forks, triple clamps, tank and seat and install them on an '81 XR200 frame. The XR200 twin shocks, triples and swingarm will be installed on the Roketa frame to make a cafe racer. None of that is on the front burner, but it's moving forward.

Your DB-07A forks are the same as the forks on my Zong. ;) I posted information concerning the fork oil seal and dust wiper replacement parts in the following thread. However, I wonder which Japanese bushings would fit in these forks? :hmm:

http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=10266

You are making me jealous. I'm gonna have to get me another bike lol